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Validate Installed MotherDuck/DuckDB Extensions

validate_extension_install_status.Rd

Checks whether specified DuckDB or MotherDuck extensions are installed and provides a detailed status report.

Usage

validate_extension_install_status(.con, extension_names, return_type = "msg")

Arguments

.con

A valid DBI connection (DuckDB / MotherDuck).

extension_names

A character vector of extensions to validate.

return_type

One of "msg", "ext", or "arg". Determines the type of return value.

  • "msg" prints CLI messages.

  • "ext" returns a list of installed and failed extensions.

  • "arg" returns TRUE if all requested extensions are installed, FALSE otherwise.

Value

Depending on return_type:

  • "msg": prints CLI messages (invisible NULL).

  • "ext": list with success_ext and fail_ext.

  • "arg": logical indicating if all requested extensions are installed.

Details

The validate_extension_install_status() function validates the current connection and checks which of the requested extensions are installed. It produces a detailed CLI report showing which extensions are installed, not installed, or missing.

The function can return different outputs based on the return_type argument:

  • "msg": prints a CLI report with extension statuses.

  • "ext": returns a list containing success_ext (installed) and fail_ext (not installed).

  • "arg": returns a logical value indicating whether all requested extensions are installed.

See also

Other db-con: install_extensions(), load_extensions(), show_motherduck_token(), validate_extension_load_status()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
con <- DBI::dbConnect(duckdb::duckdb())

# Print CLI report
validate_extension_install_status(con, extension_names = c("arrow", "excel"), return_type = "msg")

# Return a list of installed and failed extensions
validate_extension_install_status(con, extension_names = c("arrow", "excel"), return_type = "ext")

# Return logical indicating if all requested extensions are installed
validate_extension_install_status(con, extension_names = c("arrow", "excel"), return_type = "arg")
} # }